to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
notice; notification; report; posting
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
(turned out) all right in the end
to affect; to impact; to influence
older sister; lass; young lady
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
by today; before the day is over
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
three; three years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips